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DHARMA IN DIGITAL AGE

Paving a sustainable approach to thriving in the Digital Age

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धारयति इति धर्म Dharma is that which sustains

GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON

DHARMA IN DIGITAL AGE

Paving a sustainable approach to thriving in the Digital Age

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Regular - $151 (Until May 15)

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धारयति इति धर्म Dharma is that which sustains
DDA '26
5, 6, 7 JuneHouston
DDA '26 Themes
Sustainability: From Exploitation To Equilibrium
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Education: Learning Beyond Data
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Spirituality In The Age Of Algorithms
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Aligning Technology with Dharma
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Conversations Across Generations
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Health Beyond Medicine

What is DDA ’26

As we navigate the complexities of the digital world, the question arises: How can we ensure that technology serves humanity in a way that is ethical, sustainable, and enriching? This conference, now in its third year, explores precisely this—drawing from the profound wisdom of Dharma to offer fresh perspectives on today’s digital challenges.

Why Attend ?

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Engage with Thought Leaders

Interact with renowned scholars, technologists, policymakers, and spiritual leaders shaping the conversation on Dharma in the modern world.

Discover Timeless Solutions for Modern Challenges

Explore Dharma-based perspectives on technology, governance, business, and society to navigate today’s complex landscape

Access Cutting-Edge Research & Discussions

Gain insights from top experts on topics like AI ethics, sustainability, and social harmony through keynotes, panels, and interactive sessions.

Network with Like-Minded Changemakers

Connect with academics, entrepreneurs, and visionaries working at the intersection of tradition and innovation.

Get inspired

Be Part of a Movement. Contribute to the revival and evolution of Dharma-centric models that can shape a more balanced and ethical future.

Present your research paper

Submit a paper on any of the six themes. Selected papers will present at the conference and also get an opportunity to publish. Exceptional papers will be awarded research funding.

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DDA '26 Conference Themes

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DDA '26 Conference Themes

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Sustainability: From Exploitation To Equilibrium

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Aligning Technology with Dharma

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Health Beyond Medicine

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Education: Learning Beyond Data

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Spirituality In The Age Of Algorithms

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Partial List of Speakers for DDA 2026

Alok Chaturvedi | Anand Rao | Anil Rajvanshi | Ashish Pandey | Bhimraya Metri | Biplav Srivastava | Devraj Nayak | Jai Anand | Jeffrey Long | K Ramasubramanian | Kalika Uttarkar | Koustuv Dalal | R V Hosur | Raj Vedam | Rajat Panwar | Ravi Kudesia | Sampadananda Mishra | Sharda Nandram | Shrinavasa Varakhedi | Subhash Kak | Swami Chidanandpuri | Vikram Pattarkine

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2026 Program Committee

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Sampadananda Mishra

Director, Centre for Human Sciences, Rishihood University

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Abhoy K Ojha

Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

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Ashish Pandey

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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Vivek Sharma

CEO, Board Director, Advisor | AI, Data & Digital Transformation

2026 Welcome committee

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Sampadananda Mishra

Director, Centre for Human Sciences, Rishihood University

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Abhoy K Ojha

Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

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Ashish Pandey

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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Early Bird

$101

Until February 28

Regular

$151

March 1 – April 15

Full Price

$201

From April 16

Registration

Early Bird — $101 (Until March)

Regular - $151 (March 1 - April 15)

Full Price - $201 (From April 16)

Includes
  • Access to all Keynote Sessions
  • Access to Plenary Sessions
  • Panel Discussions
  • Meals + Breakfasts + Teas

Registration

Early Bird — $101 (Until March)

Regular - $151 (April 1 - April 20)

Full Price - $201 (From April 21)

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  • Access to all Keynote Sessions
  • Access to Plenary Sessions
  • Panel Discussions
  • Meals + Breakfasts + Teas
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Sustainability: From Exploitation to Equilibrium

Contemporary ecological crises—including climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion—reflect structural and cultural patterns that prioritize short-term growth over ecological resilience. This theme examines sustainability through ethical and long-term perspectives that emphasize restraint, reciprocity, and intergenerational responsibility.

  • How can sustainability be reframed beyond technocratic policy compliance?
  • What insights do indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge systems offer?
  • How do cultural values shape human–environment relationships?
  • Can economic systems be reoriented toward regenerative rather than extractive models?

Aligning Technology with Ethical Responsibility

Technological systems now shape decision-making, governance, labor markets, and social interaction. Artificial intelligence, algorithmic governance, biotechnology, and surveillance infrastructures increasingly mediate human life, often guided by efficiency-driven metrics. This theme examines how technological innovation can be aligned with accountability, human dignity, and collective well-being.

  • How can ethical accountability be meaningfully embedded in the design and deployment of emerging technologies?
  • What governance models can balance innovation with public interest and democratic oversight?
  • How do power asymmetries shape technological outcomes across societies?
  • Can plural ethical traditions enrich global frameworks for technology governan

Health Beyond Medicine

Current health systems and public discourse often emphasize bodily fitness, disease treatment, and short-term outcomes at the expense of a broader understanding of well-being. This theme examines health as a multidimensional and socially embedded condition shaped by physical, mental, behavioral, and environmental factors. It seeks to advance discussion on how individuals, institutions, and communities can cultivate conditions that support sustainable well-being, resilience, and social flourishing. 

  • What does it mean to be healthy vs. not being sick?
  • Are my physical and mental states aligned to facilitate appropriate behaviors?
  • Which healthy habits and environments we need to build to help us think of the wellbeing of, not just an individual, but society as a whole?

Education: Learning Beyond Data

Education systems worldwide increasingly prioritize standardized assessment, performance indicators, and data-driven evaluation. While such approaches enhance scalability and efficiency, they often marginalize deeper processes of reflection, ethical reasoning, and civic formation. This theme explores education as a holistic process oriented toward wisdom, agency, and social responsibility.

  • What constitutes meaningful learning in an era of artificial intelligence and automation?
  • How can education balance employability with ethical and civic development?
  • What is the evolving role of teachers in digitally mediated learning environments?
  • How can diverse knowledge traditions complement contemporary pedagogy?

Spirituality in the age of algorithms

In an age shaped by algorithmic systems, human choices are increasingly influenced by technologies that shape attention, perception, and behavior, leading to group think and driving acceptance, conformance and congruence of certain values instead of acting as a platform encouraging open thinking, respectful debate and resultant progressive actions. While these systems offer efficiency and personalization, they also raise urgent questions about agency, meaning, and inner stillness. This theme explores spirituality as a path to discernment, balance, and intentional living, and asks how individuals and communities can foster a healthier relationship between technology, consciousness, and the natural world. 

  • What does spirituality mean in today’s technologically advanced world? 
  • Can spirituality be encoded in AI or Algorithms?
  • Which boundaries and governance practices should we accept and adopt to find the right balance?
  • How do we find a way to live by awareness rather than algorithms?

Conversations across generations

In recent decades, accelerated social change, evolving family structures, and the rapid proliferation of technology have significantly altered the processes through which knowledge, values, and practices are transmitted across generations. Each generation is shaped by its inherited beliefs, formative experiences, social and economic environment, values, technologies and challenges. This theme explores the ways we can go beyond surface level communication and drive deeper dialogue across generations about what can we learn from each other if we truly listen!

  • In the contemporary age, what values and conditions can sustain family cohesion and shared social purpose? 
  • How can families remain centered on what matters most, while allowing the practical means, timing, and context of action to emerge through judgment and individual choice? 
  • What shifts in the home environment and modes of communication may foster more open, reflective, and meaningful dialogue within and across generations ?

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